Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 9, 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how Field Notes Daily ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit or interact with our platform at fieldnotesdaily.eu. By continuing to use our platform, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website operators. Cookies may be session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (remaining on your device for a set period or until manually removed).
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixel tags, local storage objects, and scripts, which may serve comparable purposes. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies."
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Operation
These cookies are strictly necessary for our platform to function. Without them, core services such as account authentication, session management, and security features cannot operate. These cookies cannot be disabled without significantly impairing your ability to use the platform.
2.2 Performance and Analytics
We use cookies to understand how visitors interact with our platform — which pages are visited most frequently, where errors occur, and how users navigate through content. This data is aggregated and used solely to improve platform performance and content quality.
2.3 Functional Preferences
These cookies remember choices you make, such as language preferences, display settings, and previously viewed content, so we can provide a more personalised and consistent experience across sessions.
2.4 Service Delivery
Certain cookies support the delivery of educational content, progress tracking within courses, and access control for enrolled masterclass participants. These are tied to your account state and are required for core service features.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our platform are set by third-party services we integrate with, including but not limited to:
- Analytics providers that help us measure platform usage
- Payment processors that handle transaction security
- Video hosting and streaming services used to deliver masterclass content
- Customer support tools that enable live assistance features
These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control the cookies they set, and we encourage you to review their policies directly. We only integrate third-party services that meet reasonable data protection standards.
4. Cookie Retention Periods
The duration for which a cookie remains on your device depends on its type:
- Session cookies expire automatically when you close your browser
- Short-term persistent cookies typically expire within 30 days
- Long-term persistent cookies may remain for up to 24 months, depending on their purpose
- Third-party cookies are governed by the retention policies of the respective third party
We periodically review and update cookie durations to ensure they remain proportionate to their intended purpose.
5. Your Choices and Controls
5.1 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, block, or delete cookies through their settings. The process varies by browser. Refer to your browser's help documentation for specific instructions. Please note that blocking certain cookies may limit your access to features of our platform or cause some functionality to behave unexpectedly.
5.2 Opt-Out Tools
For analytics cookies specifically, you may be able to opt out through tools provided by the analytics service in use. Where applicable, we will provide links or references to such opt-out mechanisms within our platform settings.
5.3 Consent Management
Where required, we present a consent notice when you first visit our platform. You may update your preferences at any time through the cookie settings accessible in the platform footer. Essential cookies do not require consent as they are necessary for the platform to operate.
6. Cookies We Do Not Use
We do not use cookies for the following purposes:
- Selling or sharing your personal data with advertising networks
- Building behavioural profiles for targeted advertising
- Cross-site tracking unrelated to the delivery of our services
- Fingerprinting or device identification beyond standard session management
7. Data Collected Through Cookies
Information collected through cookies may include your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and interaction events within the platform. This information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which provides full details on how personal data is processed, stored, and protected.
Cookie data is not used to identify you personally unless you are logged into an account, in which case it may be associated with your account record for service delivery purposes.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, applicable standards, or the services we provide. When we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our platform after changes are posted constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about how we use cookies or about this policy, please contact us:
- Email: info@fieldnotesdaily.eu
- Phone: +1 418 226 6225
- Post: Field Notes Daily, 4160 Clark St, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1G2, Canada